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Comprehensive Report : Autoresearch Laboratories Del

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Business Summary

AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC DUNS: 00-542-8479

(DEL) FINANCIAL STRESS CLASS: 0

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION) CREDIT SCORE CLASS: 0

6735 S OLD HARLEM AVE KEY

(BEDFORD PARK) =============================

AND BRANCH(ES) OR DIVISION(S) LOWEST RISK HIGHEST RISK

CHICAGO IL 60638 1 2 3 4 5

TEL: 708 563-0900

SIC: 87 34

LINE OF BUSINESS: FUEL AND LUBRICANT ADDITIVE TESTING FACILITY

YEAR STARTED: 1959

CONTROL DATE: 1997 DATE PRINTED: JUL 23 2002

CHIEF EXECUTIVE: GERALD KELLER, CHB-PRES-CEO

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Executive Summary

- Evidence of bankruptcy proceedings, receivership, settlement with creditors

(composition or "workout"). See SPECIAL EVENTS, HISTORY or PUBLIC FILINGS

section.

- Subject company pays its bills an average 87 days beyond terms.

- Subject company's industry pays its bills an average 8 days beyond terms.

- Subject company pays its bills slower than the average for its industry.

- UCC filing(s) are reported for this business.

- Financing is secured.

- Under present management control 5 years.

- Evidence of open Suit(s) and Judgment(s) in the D&B database.

- History is business. See HISTORY, PUBLIC FILINGS or SPECIAL EVENTS section.

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Credit Capacity Summary

D&B Rating: -- Payment Activity

(based on 7 experiences):

Average High Credit: $4,325

# of Employees Highest Credit: $25,000

Total: 39 Total Highest Credits: $33,450

(27 Here)

Worth: -

Working Capital: -

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Financial Stress Summary

Based on information in D&B's data files, the FINANCIAL STRESS CLASS for this

business is 0. This means the company is either OPEN BANKRUPTCY, DISCONTINUED

OPERATING AT THIS LOCATION, or cannot be scored. See SPECIAL EVENTS for

details.

Financial Stress Norms are provided in the next section to support your

analysis of other accounts you may have with similar demographic

characteristics as the subject company.

You may also wish to order full reports on these firms for a more thorough

review of their risk profile.

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Financial Stress Norms

National

Norms for Companies in the Same ... Percentile

- Region (EAST NORTH CENTRAL) 49

- Industry: BUSINESS, LEGAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES 51

- Employee Range (20-99) 72

- Years in Business Range (3-5) 40

Notes:

- Financial Stress statistics are derived using D&B's Stress Model. This

model uses mathematical probabilities to determine the likelihood of a

business experiencing financial stress within a twelve month period.

Companies experiencing financial stress are those that terminate operations

without paying all creditors in full, or reorganize or obtain relief from

creditors under state or federal law.

- Based on 1997 failure statistics.

- Percentiles are based on a 100 point scale.

- The National Percentile reflects the relative ranking of a company

among all scorable companies in D&B's file.

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Credit Score Summary

Based on information in D&B's data files, the CREDIT SCORE CLASS for this

business is 0. This means the company is either OPEN BANKRUPTCY, DISCONTINUED

OPERATING AT THIS LOCATION, or cannot be scored. See SPECIAL EVENTS for

details.

Credit Score Norms are provided in the next section to support your analysis of

other accounts you may have with similar demographic characteristics as the

subject company.

You may also wish to order full reports on these firms for a more thorough

review of their risk profile.

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Credit Score Norms

National

Norms for Companies in the Same ... Percentile

- Region (EAST NORTH CENTRAL) 53

- Industry: BUSINESS, LEGAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES 50

- Employee Range (20-99) 57

- Years in Business Range (3-5) 37

Note:

- Credit Score predicts the likelihood of a firm paying in a severely

delinquent manner (90+ Days Past Terms) over the next twelve months. It was

calculated using statistically valid models and the most recent payment

information in D&B's files.

- Percentiles are based on a 100 point scale.

- The percentile ranks a firm relative to other businesses. For example, a

typical company located in a specific geographic region that is in the 80th

percentile nationwide is a better risk than 79% of the total population of

scored companies in D&B's files.

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Payment Trends

PAYDEX scores below are based on dollar weighted trade in most recent 12 mos.

'00 '00 '01 '01 '01 '01 '01 '01 '01 '02 '02 '02 '02 '02 '02 '02

SEP DEC MAR JUN AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

FIRM 54 50 50 38 31 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31

Industry

Quartiles

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Upper 79 79 79 79 79 79 79

Median 75 75 75 75 74 75 75

Lower 67 67 68 67 66 66 68

Industry PAYDEX based on: KEY TO PAYDEX SCORES:

SIC: 8734 79 2 Days Beyond Terms

548 Firms 75 8 Days Beyond Terms

30 90 Days Beyond Terms

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Summary Of Payment Habits

Dollar Range Comparisons:

Suppliers That Number of Total % of Dollars

Extend Credit of... Experiences: Amount Within Terms

# $ %

OVER $100,000 0 0 0

$50,000 - 99,999 0 0 0

$15,000 - 49,999 1 25,000 0

$ 5,000 - 14,999 0 0 0

$ 1,000 - 4,999 0 0 0

Under 1,000 5 950 63

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Payment Analysis By Industry

There are 7 payment experiences in D&B's file for the most recent 12 months,

with 3 experiences reported during the last three month period.

Total Dollar Highest Within Slow Slow Slow Slow

Recd Amount Credit Terms 1-30 31-60 61-90 91+

# $ $ --- % of dollar amount ---

Total in D&B's File 7 33,450 25,000

Industry

Nonclassified 2 350 250 100 0 0 0 0

Petroleum refining 1 25,000 25,000 0 0 0 100 0

Short-trm busn credit 1 250 250 100 0 0 0 0

Mfg overhead hoists 1 250 250 0 0 0 100 0

Whol misc profsn eqpt 1 100 100 0 0 0 0 100

OTHER PAYMENT CATEGORIES:

Cash Experiences 0 0

Paying Record Unknown 1 7,500

Unfavorable Comments 0 0

Placed for Collection

with D&B 0 0

other 0 N/A

Indications of slowness can be the result of disputes over merchandise, skipped

invoices, etc.

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Public Filings Summary

The following data includes both open and closed filings found in

D&B's database on the subject company.

Most Recent

Record Type # Filing Date

Bankruptcy Proceedings 1 10/10/2000

Judgments 1 05/18/2000

Liens 0 -

Suits 3 05/25/2001

UCC's 20 06/27/2000

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Public Filings Detail

The following data is for information purposes only and is not the

official record. Certified copies can only be obtained from the

official source.

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* * * BANKRUPTCY * * *

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STATUS: OPEN BANKRUPT SUBJECT: AUTORESEARCH

DATE STATUS ATTAINED: 10/10/2000 LABORATORIES

DATE BANKRUPTCY FILED: 10/10/2000 INCORPORATED

LATEST INFO COLLECTED: 10/11/2000 6735 S OLD HARLEM

CHAPTER NO: 11 AVENUE

TYPE: VOLUNTARY CHICAGO, IL 60638

WHERE FILED: U S BANKRUPTCY COURT PETITION SIGNER: Gerald H Keller,

219 SOUTH DEARBORN ST President-CEO

CHICAGO, IL 60604 ATTORNEY: JAMES P WOGNUM

DOCKET NO: 00-29573 122 S MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE

1290

CHICAGO, IL 60603

JUDGE: JOHN D SCHWARTZ

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* * * JUDGMENT(S) * * *

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CASE NO.: M3 436

JDGMT AWARD: $13,271 STATUS: Unsatisfied

JDGMT TYPE: Judgment DATE STATUS ATTAINED: 05/18/2000

AGAINST: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC DATE ENTERED: 05/18/2000

IN FAVOR OF: AMERITECH CREDIT CORPORATION LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 06/13/2000

WHERE FILED: COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT/3RD

MUNICIPAL DIVISION, ROLLING

MEADOWS, IL

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* * * SUIT(S) * * *

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CASE NO.: 1M1 125097

SUIT AMOUNT: $9,014 STATUS: Pending

PLAINTIFF: CHICAGO TRUCK CENTER INC DATE STATUS ATTAINED: 05/25/2001

DEFENDANT: AUTORESEARCH LABORTORIES DATE FILED: 05/25/2001

INCORPO LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 06/05/2001

WHERE FILED: COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT/1ST

MUNICIPAL DIVISION, CHICAGO, IL

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CASE NO.: M1 162008

SUIT AMOUNT: $273 STATUS: Pending

PLAINTIFF: COLUMBUS MC KINNON CORPORATION DATE STATUS ATTAINED: 12/29/2000

DEFENDANT: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES DATE FILED: 12/29/2000

INCORP LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 01/09/2001

WHERE FILED: COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT/1ST

MUNICIPAL DIVISION, CHICAGO, IL

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CASE NO.: M3 436

SUIT AMOUNT: $13,271 STATUS: Pending

PLAINTIFF: AMERITECH CREDIT CORPORATION DATE STATUS ATTAINED: 02/04/2000

DEFENDANT: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC DATE FILED: 02/04/2000

WHERE FILED: COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT/3RD LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 02/22/2000

MUNICIPAL DIVISION, ROLLING

MEADOWS, IL

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* * * UCC FILING(S) * * *

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COLLATERAL: Negotiable instruments including proceeds and products - Inventory

including proceeds and products - Account(s) including proceeds and

products - Business machinery/equipment including proceeds and

products - and OTHERS

FILING NO: 003901441 DATE FILED: 08/31/1998

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 10/02/1998

SEC. PARTY: NORWEST BUSINESS CREDIT INC, FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

MILWAUKEE, WI STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC IL

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COLLATERAL: Specified Negotiable instruments including proceeds and products -

Specified Inventory including proceeds and products - Specified

Account(s) including proceeds and products - Specified Account(s)

including proceeds and products - and OTHERS

FILING NO: 002690178 DATE FILED: 03/14/1990

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 03/30/1990

SEC. PARTY: HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

CHICAGO, IL STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC IL

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FILING NO: 003332577 DATE FILED: 11/28/1994

TYPE: Continuation LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 12/07/1994

SEC. PARTY: HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, ORIG. UCC FILED: 03/14/1990

CHICAGO, IL ORIG. FILING NO: 002690178

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC, STATE/UCC DIVISION,

HARVEY, IL IL

AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC,

CHICAGO, IL

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COLLATERAL: Fixtures and proceeds - Building(s) and proceeds

FILING NO: 004232221 DATE FILED: 06/27/2000

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 07/24/2000

SEC. PARTY: WELL FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT INC, FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

MILWAUKEE STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC IL

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COLLATERAL: Equipment and products

FILING NO: 003750396 DATE FILED: 10/14/1997

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 11/14/1997

SEC. PARTY: CATERPILLAR INC, PEORIA, IL FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

DEBTOR: AUTOSRESEARCH LABORATORIES INC STATE/UCC DIVISION,

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COLLATERAL: Equipment and products

FILING NO: 003613430 DATE FILED: 11/18/1996

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 02/03/1997

SEC. PARTY: CATERPILLAR INC, PEORIA, IL FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC STATE/UCC DIVISION,

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COLLATERAL: Computer equipment - Equipment

FILING NO: 004082550 DATE FILED: 08/23/1999

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 10/04/1999

SEC. PARTY: LIBERTY LEASING CO, WEST DES FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

MOINES, IA STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC, IL

HARVEY, IL

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COLLATERAL: Specified Computer equipment including proceeds and products

FILING NO: 003320520 DATE FILED: 10/26/1994

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 10/31/1994

SEC. PARTY: LINC QUANTUM ANALYTICS INC, FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

FOSTER CITY, CA STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC, IL

HARVEY, IL

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COLLATERAL: Specified Equipment including proceeds and products

FILING NO: 3152494 DATE FILED: 08/04/1993

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 08/25/1993

SEC. PARTY: LINC QUANTUM ANALYTICS, FOSTER FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

CITY, CA STATE/UCC DIVISION,

ASSIGNEE: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK IL

USA-AGENT, NEW YORK, NY

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES

INCORPORATED, HARVEY, IL

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COLLATERAL: Leased Communications equipment

FILING NO: 003451819 DATE FILED: 09/28/1995

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 10/02/1995

SEC. PARTY: AMERITECH CREDIT CORP, ROLLING FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

MEADOWS, IL STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC IL

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COLLATERAL: Specified Equipment

FILING NO: 003241913 DATE FILED: 04/06/1994

TYPE: Original LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 04/11/1994

SEC. PARTY: TRIUMPHE FINANCIAL CORP, FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA STATE/UCC DIVISION,

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC IL

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FILING NO: 003286895 DATE FILED: 07/26/1994

TYPE: Assignment LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 08/01/1994

ASSIGNEE: LIBERTY LEASING CO, WEST DES ORIG. UCC FILED: 04/06/1994

MOINES, IA ORIG. FILING NO: 003241913

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

STATE/UCC DIVISION,

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FILING NO: 003324538 DATE FILED: 11/02/1994

TYPE: Assignment LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 11/07/1994

ASSIGNEE: HANCOCK COUNTY BANK & TRUST, ORIG. UCC FILED: 04/06/1994

GARNER, IA ORIG. FILING NO: 003241913

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

STATE/UCC DIVISION,

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FILING NO: 000440008 DATE FILED: 12/08/1998

TYPE: Termination LATEST INFO RECEIVED: 12/14/1998

SEC. PARTY: HANCOCK COUNTY BANK & TRUST, ORIG. UCC FILED: 04/06/1994

GARNER, IA ORIG. FILING NO: 003241913

DEBTOR: AUTORESEARCH LABORATORIES INC FILED WITH: SECRETARY OF

STATE/UCC DIVISION,

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There are additional UCC's in D&B's file on this company

available by contacting 1-800-234-3867.

The public record items contained in this report may have been

paid, terminated, vacated or released prior to the date this

report was printed.

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Business Background

HISTORY

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The Corporate Details provided below may have been submitted by the

management of the subject business and may not have been verified with

the government agency which records such data.

BUSINESS TYPE: Corporation - DATE INCORPORATED: 05/16/1959

Profit STATE OF INCORP: Delaware

AUTH SHARES-COMMON: 129,000

PAR VALUE-COMMON: No Par Value

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04/30/02

GERALD KELLER, CHB-PRES-CEO JOHN G BAILEY, V PRES FIN-SEC-

TREAS

DIRECTOR(S): Ken Hennessy, Frank Kloupek, Donald L. Powell, Robert

Ziomek, Donald Schroedter and Edward Huskisson.

Business started 1959 by H. Ruwe Barton, Donald L. Powell and

Thomas B. Langan. 100% of capital stock is owned by officers and

employees.

100% of the capital stock is the officers and Employee Stock

Ownership Plan (ESOP) with no one individual owning more than 10%.

H. Ruwe Burton and Thomas B. Langan withdrew from the

corporation.

GERALD KELLER born 1943. 1987-present active here. 1964-87

employed by Richfield Company, Atlanta, GA.

JOHN G BAILEY born 1952. Graduated from Bradley University, BS

in 1974 and North Central College, BS in 1986. 1974-78 employed by

Canada Dry Corp, Chicago, IL. 1978-80 employed by C. G. Conn Ltd,

Elkhart, IN. 1980-83 employed by Lehigh Cadillac Printing Co,

Chicago, IL. 1983-present active here. 1986 secretary and treasurer.

On October 10, 2000, the chapter Eleven bankruptcy, file number

00-29573, filed in the U S BANKRUPTCY COURT, CHICAGO, IL, was open

for Autoresearch Laboratories Inc (Del).

OPERATIONS

04/30/02 Operates as a fuel and lubricant additive testing facility which

does research of hardware and durability of oil.

Sells on net 30 day terms. Has 150 account(s). Sells to petroleum

and automotive industries. Territory : International. Exports 10%.

Nonseasonal.

EMPLOYEES: 39 which includes officer(s) and 2 part-time. 27

employed here.

FACILITIES: Owns 45,000 sq. ft. in a one story brick building.

LOCATION: Industrial section on main street.

BRANCHES: The company maintains a research facility at 14750 S

Wallace St, Harvey, IL (44,000 sq. ft.).

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Financial Summary

KEY BUSINESS RATIOS

NOTE:

D&B has been unable to obtain sufficient financial information from this

company to calculate business ratios. Our check of additional outside sources

also found no information available on its financial performance.

To help you in this instance, ratios for other firms in the same industry are

provided below to support your analysis of this business.

(Industry Norms Based on 22 Establishments)

Profitability Short-Term Efficiency Utilization

% Solvency (%) (%)

Return Return Curr Quick Assets/ Sales/ Total Liabs/

on Sales on Net Ratio Ratio Sales Net working Net Worth

Worth Capital

Firm UN UN UN UN UN UN UN

Industry 0.6 2.8 2.6 2.3 45.5 6.4 69.7

Median

Industry UN UN UN UN UN UN UN

Quartile

UN = Unavailable

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

04/30/02 Accountant: John R Waters & Company, Chicago, IL.

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As of April 30, 2002, a search of Dun & Bradstreet's Public

Record Database found no open liens to which this company was named

defendant or debtor. Public records received hereafter will be

entered into the Database.

On April 30, 2002, attempts to contact the management of this

business have been unsuccessful. Outside sources confirmed operation

and location.

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